Title:   “Benefits of Robot Therapy as a Therapeutic Intervention for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment”

Summary:

This talk will explore the benefits of robot therapy as a therapeutic intervention for older adults with cognitive impairment.

A trained occupational therapist, she earned her PhD in the design and usability of assistive technology for rehabilitation from Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brazil) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in co-design technology at the University of Manitoba (Canada). She currently coordinates funded projects in the areas of robot therapy and assistive technology for rehabilitation in Spain, Canada, and Chile.

Affiliation: Professor-Researcher at Rey Juan Carlos University and member of the board of directors of the European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education (ENOTHE)